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Lyrics to "The Hills Are Alive" as sung by Julie Andrews in THE SOUND OF MUSIC

The hills are alive with the sound of music
With songs they have sung for a thousand years
The hills fill my heart with the sound of music
My heart wants to sing every song it hears

My heart wants to beat like the wings of the birds
that rise from the lake to the trees
My heart wants to sigh like a chime that flies
from a church on a breeze
To laugh like a brook when it trips and falls over
stones on its way
To sing through the night like a lark who is learning to pray

I go to the hills when my heart is lonely
I know I will hear what I've heard before
My heart will be blessed with the sound of music
And I'll sing once more

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(Hopefully these words are in beat with the lyrics from “The Hills are Alive” from “The Sound of Music”) I write what I feel with poetic magic while picturing things that I wish to see. By letting thoughts flow with poetic magic, there is not a place that I cannot be. I take up my pen and I think of myself in flight over clouds with some birds. I soar through the sky as I fly and I fly with the rhyme of my words. I paint with my pen how the heaven’s hues are first blue, then they’re pink! I dip and I glide, and then into twilight I sink. I write what I feel, for I am a poet. I picture a thing as I hold my pen. What flights I might take with poetic magic as I write again! For A Strand (1054) Poetry Contest Dec. 2, 2021

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Date: 1/1/2022 8:50:00 PM
Great tuning. Beautiful words and verses. Congratulations!
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Date: 1/1/2022 2:12:00 PM
Hello Andrea. I love your entry. It is uplifting and is such a happy song. Thank you for your beautiful entry. Big congrats on your placement in the contest. Warm wishes :-D :-D :-D
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Date: 12/11/2021 6:29:00 PM
Hello Andrea ... as good as the original lyrics in my humble opinion - well done once again Andrea - Lindsay
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Date: 12/8/2021 5:39:00 AM
Amazing lyric, Andrea, I just finished mine today and it sure was a hard challenge:)
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Date: 12/7/2021 7:57:00 AM
Your words are very well linked with the original tune, and have given it a new and effective message.
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Date: 12/6/2021 5:34:00 PM
Lovely Andrea. I could actually hear the tune being played in my head as I read. Well done. Good luck in the contest. Stay well my friend. God Bless, JB
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Date: 12/6/2021 4:27:00 PM
Hi Andrea, this is Silpika here, love the flow and the rhythm lyrics , just halt to say thank you for this splendid share.. Hugs Silpika
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Date: 12/6/2021 8:55:00 AM
Andrea, beautiful lyrics to match the score of "The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Music".... Good luck in the contest. Blessings, Paulette
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Date: 12/5/2021 12:23:00 PM
This is a truly awesome new creation! " I write what I feel, for I am a poet. I picture a thing as I hold my pen. What flights I might take with poetic magic as I write again!"" Definitely hits the mark with this old poet. Agem and a fav too. God bless..
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Date: 12/5/2021 1:55:00 AM
"I paint with my pen how the heaven’s hues are first blue, then they’re pink! I dip and I glide, and then into twilight I sink." This is a lively, living poem!
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Date: 12/4/2021 6:55:00 PM
Andrea, this poem is poetic magic. Such a passionate piece about how we write with emotion.
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Date: 12/4/2021 1:00:00 PM
"What flights I might take with poetic magic" is a wonderful line. The whole piece is a treat to read and hum away with. Well done indeed. have a great day my friend.
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Date: 12/4/2021 10:19:00 AM
I loved this movie and must have seen it subsequently easily another 4 times. Your words flow perfectly with the words to 'The Sound Of Music. Very clever and so poetically musical and magical. Hugs and blessings my friend , Jennifer.
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Date: 12/3/2021 3:11:00 PM
Very nice!
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Date: 12/3/2021 1:56:00 PM
Nice entry for the contest Andrea, I enjoyed the flight! When well with the music. Good luck, Bill
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Date: 12/3/2021 1:46:00 PM
Andrea, I sang your poem to that music. I've always loved it. Your poem fits beautifully and your words so true. Good luck in contest!
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Date: 12/3/2021 12:09:00 PM
Andrea, I liked reading your poem and wish you the best in your endeavors. I hope you are well and that you enjoyed your holiday.
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Date: 12/3/2021 7:32:00 AM
It all comes together for me, Andrea, and yes the poetry, Magic.
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Date: 12/3/2021 4:28:00 AM
Avoided this contest, I cannot hold a tune so my efforts were doomed from the start. Well done Andrea...Delice
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Date: 12/3/2021 4:09:00 AM
I have always enjoyed hearing that song sung by Julie Andrews. You did a good job with your parody. Reads like a good contender to me. Way to go. Thanks for the visit to my page. Sara
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Date: 12/3/2021 2:34:00 AM
Great lyric, Andrea. Have you returned home? Hugs
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Date: 12/3/2021 2:32:00 AM
I loved it Ria... I listened to the original too... IMHO, your lyrics perfectly match with the original tune of "The Hills are Alive"... from Sound of Music. " By letting thoughts flow with poetic magic, there is not a place I cannot be"... so true about YOU, and so lovely... Best wishes and hugs ~ Ani
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Date: 12/3/2021 1:10:00 AM
unrestrained and fluid flow, had I the voice it would be magical. nicely done.
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Date: 12/3/2021 12:57:00 AM
Enjoyed reading Andrea, wishing you all the best In any contest' you are most prolific I find I may set myself a challenge one day of commenting On all your writes..WOW..) On second thought.? Or thoughts even..? I shall consider lol)) Thanks for putting a write together for my Latest contest.'
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Date: 12/2/2021 10:30:00 PM
Very creative
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